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Who got the vote after World War I?

After World War I, many countries around the world expanded the right to vote to include more of their population. This was in part a result of the war, which had seen millions of people from all walks of life mobilize and fight for their country. It became increasingly difficult for governments to justify denying the vote to large segments of the population, such as women and members of minority groups, who had played such an important role in the war effort.

Some specific examples of countries that granted women the vote after World War I include:

- Germany (1918)

- Austria (1918)

- Poland (1918)

- Czechoslovakia (1918)

- Hungary (1919)

- the Netherlands (1919)

- Luxembourg (1919)

- Sweden (1921)

- United States (1920)

In the United Kingdom, the Representation of the People Act 1918 extended the vote to all men over the age of 21 and to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications. This act significantly increased the number of eligible voters in the UK.

While the end of World War I did not lead to universal suffrage immediately in all countries, the war did play a significant role in advancing women's suffrage and suffrage expansion more generally.

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